[Cricket] England vs Australia Third Ashes Test - Leeds 22nd-26th August 2019

[Sussex Nomad]

I remember Gower fielding in the covers. You instinctively looked for the Aussie/ Windies power stroke to hit the boundary rope, then a micro second later spotting that Randall or Gower had caught or stopped the ball.

And unearthed their stumps!

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

It was a great game and series, the WIndies supporters turning up with their oil drums and having a party. They absolutely battered us with a barrage of short fast on stump bowling, all unplayable. They never bothered with spinners and that went on for years. But then they had batters like Greenidge and Fredericks plus Lloyd and a bit later on Richards and Haynes. Greatest side I ever saw.

I was at The Oval for Whispering Death's performance. Today's match though was right up there at the very top.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I was at The Oval for Whispering Death's performance. Today's match though was right up there at the very top.

Who was Whispering Death, my memories were on the last day, could have been third or fourth day, definitely didn't go five, we got absolutely battered, and then Greenidge and Fredericks came in and finished it off for the loss of no wickets? Was it like that? I'm sure it was.

 

[BensGrandad]

Today's performance and result was great but will all mean nothing if we do not go on and win the series and The Ashes back.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Well, I'm off down the local for a beer, I think Ben Stokes earned it for me

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Today's performance and result was great but will all mean nothing if we do not go on and win the series and The Ashes back.

Miserable old f***er... live for the moment for once in your life.

 

[East Staffs Gull]

Randall and a very young David Gower I believe played together in the covers for England, fantastic fielders for the time. Barclay, the Sussex lad was also brilliant in the covers. I also wanted to field in the covers to be 'David Gower'.

Think it was Paul Parker in the covers for Sussex. Barclay was a slip fielder.

 

[dazzer6666]

Who was Whispering Death, my memories were on the last day, could have been third or fourth day, definitely didn't go five, we got absolutely battered, and then Greenidge and Fredericks came in and finished it off for the loss of no wickets? Was it like that? I'm sure it was.

Whispering Death was Holding.....

 

[BensGrandad]

Miserable old f***er... live for the moment for once in your life.

I am but people getting carried away. If we win The Ashes it will be eternally remembered as Stokes turning it around if not it will be remembered that we won 1 test but lost the series.and all the downside and poor performances attached to that, Stokes efforts will be forgotten.. When mentioned there will always be the 'but we lost the series'.

 

[zefarelly]

Money. The cricket authorities sold out.

Annoying that the BBC have now fixed it so you can't listen to it in the car unless you've got digital radio, which many, many cars do not have (or unless you've got a very old one, with Long Wave).

I have a 2004 Subaru Legacy with lots and lots of hard miles on it. . . . .the Japanese must have had a cricket loving audio engineer. It has LW on the radio if you double pres MW. I refuse to buy a new car because everything still works perfectly, including TMS!

 

[zefarelly]

I am but people getting carried away. If we win The Ashes it will be eternally remembered as Stokes turning it around if not it will be remembered that we won 1 test but lost the series.and all the downside and poor performances attached to that, Stokes efforts will be forgotten.. When mentioned there will always be the 'but we lost the series'.

What, like Bothams? Or Flintoffs?

 

[Hampster Gull]

I am but people getting carried away. If we win The Ashes it will be eternally remembered as Stokes turning it around if not it will be remembered that we won 1 test but lost the series.and all the downside and poor performances attached to that, Stokes efforts will be forgotten.. When mentioned there will always be the 'but we lost the series'.

I’d want Stokes not [MENTION=451]BensGrandad[/MENTION] in the trenches

 

[seagull_special]

Today's performance and result was great but will all mean nothing if we do not go on and win the series and The Ashes back.

Come on just enjoy an epic innings and worry about tomorrow tomorrow.

 

[Luke93]

Spent £5 on extra mobile data to watch it. Worth every penny. Fantastic innings from Ben Stokes. Shows why this format is still the pinnacle of cricket.

 

[GT49er]

This, my car is only 5 years old but I can't get Radio 4 Longwave in my car, nor any digital stations.

Same here. Same for many of us - most even maybe.

 

[blockhseagull]

I am but people getting carried away. If we win The Ashes it will be eternally remembered as Stokes turning it around if not it will be remembered that we won 1 test but lost the series.and all the downside and poor performances attached to that, Stokes efforts will be forgotten.. When mentioned there will always be the 'but we lost the series'.

I get the sentiment ... but anyone who watched that today will NEVER forget it.

It was a once in a career moment for Stokes and was amazing to watch.

Some people who seek for the negatives and moan might forget it if the series goes against us but anyone else will always remember watching that.

 

[Javeaseagull]

I think Stokes has moved into the realm of Botham. Yes he is a fantastic cricketer but he is more than that. The opposition see him as iconic just as we did Botham.
Shane Warne had the same affect on the opposition.
Botham won so many series from shear personality as did Warne.
Don’t make him Captain. It didn’t work with Botham and Warne.
We have waited for a long time for the new Botham. Just enjoy him/

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

I’d want Stokes not [MENTION=451]BensGrandad[/MENTION] in the trenches

Yes, you just have to 'live in the moment' when the moments are like these.

 

[Barry Izbak]

Next time someone tells you cricket is boring you can either smile knowingly because you clearly know something they don't.
Or you could waste your breath trying to explain

 

[dangull]

Brilliant as today was, Smith was not playing. If he was Australia would win this game easily.